A solid sell-through, aided by chilly climate conditions in January and February, should aid channel restocking and lend upside to Columbia Sportswear Company’s (NASDAQ: COLM) Drop 2021 order e book, in accordance to BofA Securities.
The Columbia Sportswear Analyst: Alexander Perry upgraded the ranking for Columbia Sportswear from Neutral to Acquire, whilst raising the price concentrate on from $108 to $128.
The Columbia Sportswear Thesis: The enterprise seems poised to reward from “a much better F21 restoration vs. our original anticipations,” Perry stated in the upgrade observe.
“We believe COLM was greater positioned in contrast to other brand names and stores for West Coastline port congestion delays which are straining the worldwide provide chain as COLM is equipped to use a great deal of inventory on hand for its Spring/Summer time ’21 shipments …. Our evaluation indicates the West Coast port delays are enhancing,” he added.
Columbia Sportswear is witnessing an acceleration in e-commerce momentum, the analyst noted. Columbia Brand’s website targeted traffic has surged by 37% quarter to day, compared to 15% expansion in the fiscal fourth quarter, he mentioned. What’s more, Sorel’s world-wide-web site visitors is up 77% quarter to date, compared to 17% development in the fiscal fourth quarter. Sorel is a footwear division of Columbia Sportswear.
COLM Selling price Action: Shares of Columbia Sportswear had risen by 3.75% to $111.36 at the time of publication Monday.
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Hottest Rankings for COLM
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Mar 2021 |
B of A Securities |
Upgrades |
Neutral |
Purchase |
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Mar 2021 |
Cowen & Co. |
Maintains |
Outperform |
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Feb 2021 |
Baird |
Maintains |
Outperform |
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